SOLUTION: The average depth of one sea is three times the depth of a second sea. The difference between the average depths is 1876 m. What is the average depth of the first and second sea?

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Question 1099478: The average depth of one sea is three times the depth of a second sea. The difference between the average depths is 1876 m. What is the average depth of the first and second sea?
Answer by ikleyn(52879) About Me  (Show Source):
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The condition says


3x - x = 1876.


Solve for x, which is the average depth of the second (shallow) sea.